WorksheetsUnit 2: Europe Geography
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 33mins
What allows western Europe to enjoy warm temperatures even though it is far north in latitude?
The Coriolis Effect
The Gulf Stream
The Norwegian Current
The Antarctic Current
Navigable means
able to find your way with the stars
impassible
the art of creating routes on a map from travels
water is wide and deep enough for ships to use
deep water-filled valleys formed by glaciers
atolls
fjords
basin
canyon
Rhine River
flows east through various major European cities, such as Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade before emptying into the Black Sea
flows north and empties into the North Sea in Rotterdam, Holland, one of the world’s busiest ports
Danube River
flows east through various major European cities, such as Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade before emptying into the Black Sea
flows north and empties into the North Sea in Rotterdam, Holland, one of the world’s busiest ports
Which is not one of Europe's 4 main regions?
Alpine Region
Central Uplands
Southern Lowlands
Western Highlands
What Mt. Range separates France from Spain?
Apennines Mts
Carpathian Mts
Pyrenees Mts
Cascade Mts.
What Mt. Range runs the length of Italy?
Apennines Mts
Carpathian Mts
Pyrenees Mts
Cascade Mts.
What Mt Range loops around Romania from Slovakia?
Apennines Mts
Carpathian Mts
Pyrenees Mts
Cascade Mts.
A steppe biome is
is a flat and relatively dry region with short grass
is a mountainous region that is relatively useless
is a valley region used for agriculture
is a desert region
Portugal and Spain sit on what peninsula?
Azuero
Iberian
Navajo
Yucatán
The far north region of Europe is commonly referred to as
Mediterranean Region
Northern Lowlands
Scottish Highlands
Scandinavia
polders
area where the fresh water from a river meets the salt water from an ocean
farmland in the Netherlands once covered by the sea
area at the mouth of a river formed with deposits brought down the river
partially decayed plant matter found in bogs and burned as fuel
peat
area where the fresh water from a river meets the salt water from an ocean
farmland in the Netherlands once covered by the sea
area at the mouth of a river formed with deposits brought down the river
partially decayed plant matter found in bogs and burned as fuel
contains acids produced by burning fuels such as coal and oil and that can cause harm to the environment
acid rain
biodegradable
biome
conserve
The Black Forest is located in
England
Germany
Italy
Spain
European colonialism involved all of the following except
Columbus and his three ships crossed the Atlantic to land on the shores of the Americas
the development of colonies outside the home country
the welfare of the lower classes within the mother country
the expansion of power and the gain of wealth
The Industrial Revolution began where?
France
Germany
England
Italy
Democracy
Began in Greece
Began in Rome
all free adult males were citizens & could help make laws
a government in which the people elect representatives
Republic
Began in Greece
Began in Rome
all free adult males were citizens & could help make laws
a government in which the people elect representatives
Greece is located on what peninsula?
Balkan
Iberian
Crimean
Italian
Indulgences
the belief that people should be loyal to their nation
“rebirth” - time of renewed interest in learning & the arts inspired by classical art & writings
money paid for remission of temporal punishments for already forgiven sins
series of wars to win Palestine from Muslim rule
Renaissance
the belief that people should be loyal to their nation
“rebirth” - time of renewed interest in learning & the arts inspired by classical art & writings
money paid for remission of temporal punishments for already forgiven sins
series of wars to win Palestine from Muslim rule
Crusades
the belief that people should be loyal to their nation
“rebirth” - time of renewed interest in learning & the arts inspired by classical art & writings
money paid for remission of temporal punishments for already forgiven sins
series of wars to win Palestine from Muslim rule
nationalism
the belief that people should be loyal to their nation
“rebirth” - time of renewed interest in learning & the arts inspired by classical art & writings
money paid for remission of temporal punishments for already forgiven sins
series of wars to win Palestine from Muslim rule
Protestant Reformation was started by who?
Joseph Stalin
Catherine the Great
Martin Luther
Karl Marx
Vikings are from where?
England
Minnesota
Russia
Scandinavia
Great Britain consists of?
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
England, France, Scotland, and Wales
Britain, Northern Germany, Scotland, and Wales
England, Northern Ireland, Scandinavia, and Walrus
Social Welfare States do all of the following except:
citizens pay very little taxes
gives families a yearly allowance to help raise their children
funds national health insurance
citizens pay very high taxes
Iron Curtain
place where various cultures cross paths
process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units
barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West
nations dominated by another power
cultural crossroads
place where various cultures cross paths
process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units
barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West
nations dominated by another power
balkanization
place where various cultures cross paths
process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units
barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West
nations dominated by another power
satellite nations
place where various cultures cross paths
process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units
barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West
nations dominated by another power
